suffix
Meaning 1
plural of -ite
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, morpheme, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Inflected Form guide
-ites
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This record is a supporting form or spelling variant of -ite. Use the canonical entry for the main definition and word-family path.
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/-aɪts/
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/-ˈaɪtiːz/
suffix
Meaning 2
plural of -itis
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, morpheme, plural, rare
Examples
- conjunctivitis → conjunctivitises
- appendicitis → appendicites
- urethritis → urethrites
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From -ite + -s (regular plural suffix).
Analoguous to words such as thesis (whose plural is theses).